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    apprehensive
    /ˌaprɪˈhɛnsɪv/

    adjective

    • 1. anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen: "he felt apprehensive about going home"
    • 2. relating to perception or understanding. rare

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAPPREHENSIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    APPREHENSIVE definition: 1. feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen: 2. feeling…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › apprehensiveApprehensive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of APPREHENSIVE is viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future. How to use apprehensive in a sentence. How has the meaning of apprehensive changed over time? Synonym Discussion of Apprehensive.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › apprehensiveAPPREHENSIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Apprehensive definition: uneasy or fearful about something that might happen. See examples of APPREHENSIVE used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAPPREHENSIVE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    APPREHENSIVE meaning: 1. feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen: 2. feeling…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › apprehensiveApprehensive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you're apprehensive, you're anxious or fearful. If you live near a busy intersection with no stop signs, you might be a bit apprehensive about crossing the street.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › apprehensiveApprehensive - definition of apprehensive by The Free Dictionary

    Define apprehensive. apprehensive synonyms, apprehensive pronunciation, apprehensive translation, English dictionary definition of apprehensive. adj. 1. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy: was apprehensive before the surgery.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAPPREHENSIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Someone who is apprehensive is afraid that something bad may happen. People are still terribly apprehensive about the future. American English : apprehensive / æprɪˈhɛnsɪv /

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionapprehensive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    adjective. /ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/ worried or frightened that something unpleasant may happen. an apprehensive face/glance/look. The long delay had made me quite apprehensive. apprehensive about/of something I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what I had said. You have no reason to be apprehensive of the future. apprehensive that…

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishAPPREHENSIVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    APPREHENSIVE definition: feeling anxious about something that you are going to do: . Learn more.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › apprehensiveapprehensive - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 6, 2024 · apprehensive (comparative more apprehensive, superlative most apprehensive) Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.